Percentage of the population connected to wastewater treatment

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Geographical Area: United Kingdom

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from St Helens statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from St Helens statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other St Helens-specific metadata information.

Goal

Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Target

Target 6.2: By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations

Indicator

Indicator 6.2.1: Proportion of population using (a) safely managed sanitation services and (b) a hand-washing facility with soap and water

Organisation

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Contact email

ENV.Stat@oecd.org

Unit of measure

Percentage (%)

Data sources

Wastewater treatment (% population connected)

Data release calendar

To be confirmed

Data compilers

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Comment and limitations

This data represents the United Kingdom as opposed to St Helens. Since UK data does not disaggregate to local level, and statistics are close to 100%, it has been assumed that St Helens data would mirror this.

A framework for measuring faecal waste flows and safety factors has been developed and piloted in 12 countries (World Bank Water and Sanitation Program, 2014), and is being adopted and scaled up within the sanitation sector. This framework has served as the basis for indicators 6.2.1 and 6.3.1.

Data on safe disposal and treatment are not available for all countries. However, sufficient data were available to make global and regional estimates of safely managed sanitation services in 2017.

Presence of a handwashing station with soap and water does not guarantee that household members consistently wash hands at key times, but has been accepted as the most suitable proxy.

Data were available for 70 countries in 2017. At present, UK data does not account for homeless rough sleepers.

Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts.

Data last updated 2022-07-04: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window
Metadata last updated 2022-07-08: see changes on GitHub opens in a new window

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Goal

Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

Target

Target 6.2: By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations

Indicator

Indicator 6.2.1: Proportion of population using (a) safely managed sanitation services and (b) a hand-washing facility with soap and water

International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)